It uses OpenAI to generate short, casual responses while mirroring the user’s exact texting style, including capitalization, punctuation, shorthand, and energy.

✨ Features

🧠 Powered by OpenAI (gpt-4o)
💬 Mirrors user texting style automatically
⏱ Simulated “read” delay
⌨️ Realistic typing indicator timing
🧾 Conversation memory (last 20 messages per chat)
🎭 Customizable personality via personality.txt
📄 Automatic .env setup on first run
📝 Logging to telegram-bot.log

📦 Requirements

Python 3.9+
OpenAI API Key
Telegram Bot Token

🔧 Installation

1️⃣ Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/JustinOros/telegram-bot.git
cd telegram-bot

2️⃣ Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3️⃣ Run the bot

python3 telegram-bot.py

On first run, it will prompt you for:

OpenAI API Key
Telegram Bot Token

It will then create a .env file automatically.

🔐 Environment Variables

The bot uses a .env file:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token

⚠️ Important: Make sure .env is included in .gitignore so you never upload your API keys.

🎭 Personality Customization

The bot loads its personality from:

personality.txt

If it doesn’t exist, a default one is created automatically.

You can edit this file to change the bot’s tone, for example:

More sarcastic
More professional
More flirty
Super minimal replies
Long-form explanations

🧠 Style Mirroring System

The bot automatically:

Matches capitalization
Matches punctuation usage
Matches grammar looseness
Uses the same shorthand (u, rn, idk, lmk, etc.)
Matches message length & energy

It does this dynamically per message.

📁 Project Structure

telegram-bot.py
personality.txt
.env
telegram-bot.log

⚙️ Configuration Constants

Inside telegram-bot.py:

MAX_HISTORY = 20 → Conversation memory length
WORDS_PER_MINUTE = 30 → Typing simulation speed
READ_DELAY_MIN/MAX → Simulated reading delay
TYPING_ACTION_INTERVAL → Telegram typing refresh rate

🛑 Stopping the Bot

Press:

Ctrl + C

💻 Prevent macOS from Sleeping

If you're running the bot on macOS and want to prevent your computer from going to sleep, use:

caffeinate -i python3 telegram-bot.py

This keeps the system awake while the bot is running.

🧾 Logs

All logs are written to:

telegram-bot.log

Console output is also enabled.

🚨 Troubleshooting

Missing dependencies

Run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Network errors

Check internet connection
Ensure Telegram is not blocked
Verify your bot token is correct

🛡 Security Notes

Never commit your .env file
If keys are exposed, immediately rotate them
Use a private repo if testing

Built for fun, realism, and that “this might actually be a human” vibe 😎

README.md Unescape Escape

🤖 telegram-bot